DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE

H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand, India-246 174

Curriculum and Syllabus for Ph.D. (Horticulture), 2019-20
Core Courses

Course No. Course Title Credits

SOA/HC/ 601 Research Methodology & Computer 4 (3+1)
Applications
SOA/HC/ 602 Research and Publication Ethics 2(1+1)
SOA/HC/ 603 Seminar 1 (0+1)
Total 7(4+3)
Elective Courses
The candidate will have to take any two elective courses
SOA/HE/ 601 Advances in Production of Fruit Crops 4(3+1)
SOA/HE/ 602 Advances in Vegetable Production 4 (3+1)
SOA/HE/ 603 Advances in Growth Regulation of Fruit Crops 4(3+1)
SOA/HE/ 604 Biodiversity and Conservation of Fruit Crops 4(3+1)
Ph.D. Thesis Research
SOA/HC/ 700 Ph.D. Thesis Non-credit

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 DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand, India-246 174
Curriculum and Syllabus for Ph.D. (Horticulture), 2019-20

Course no. Paper Title Total Theory marks Practical credits

marks marks
I E
Core

SOA/HC/ 601 Research Methodology & 100 80 (20 + 60) 20 3+1

Computer Applications
SOA/HC/ 602 Research and Publication 100 80 (20 + 60) 20 1+1
Ethics
SOA/HC/ 603 Seminar 100 80 (20 + 60) 20 0+1
Elective
The candidate will have to take any two elective courses
SOA/HE/ 601 Advances in Production 100 80 (20 + 60) 20 3+1
of Fruit Crops
SOA/HE/ 602 Advances in Vegetable 100 80 (20 + 60) 20 3+1
Production
SOA/HE/ 603 Advances in Growth 100 80 (20 + 60) 20 3+1
Regulation of Fruit Crops
SOA/HE/ 604 Biodiversity and 100 80 (20 + 60) 20 3+1
Conservation of Fruit
Crops

I - Internal Assessment
E - External Assessment

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 Core Courses
SOA/HC/601: Research Methodology & Computer Applications 4(3+1)
Research Design and Data Collection: Research methodology- definition, different types of
research design. Basic principles of experimental designs. Sampling design- sample survey,
steps in sample design, criteria of selecting a sampling procedure and different types of sample
designs. Methods of Data Collection: Primary and secondary
data. Literature collection and citation, bibliography. Writing skills - Preparation of research
report, presentations, and writing scientific paper. Impact factor, Citation index, Ethics in
research; Plagiarism, ISBN, ISSN.
Processing and Analysis of Data and Sampling: Processing operations, elements/types of
analysis, statistics in research, Simple regression and correlation.
Testing of Hypotheses: Basic concepts of testing of hypothesis, procedures for hypothesis
testing. Hypothesis testing for differences between means, hypothesis testing for comparing two
related samples. Testing the equality of variances of two normal populations, hypothesis testing
of correlation coefficient. Chi square test
Analysis of Variance and Covariance: Analysis of Variance and Covariance (basic principles of
one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA and ANCOVA).
Application of Computer in Research: MS office and its application in Research – MS Word,
MS Power point and MS Excel; Basic principles of Statistical Computation using SPSS; Use of
Internet in Research – Websites, search Engines, E-journal and E-Library – INFLIBNET.
Practicals
Based on above topics.
SOA/HC/ 602: Research and Publication Ethics 2(1+1)
Philosophy and Ethics
 Introduction to Philosophy: definition, nature and scope, concept, branches
 Ethics: definition, moral philosophy, nature of moral judgements and reactions

Scientific Conduct
 Ethics with respect to science and research
 Intellectual honesty and research integrity
 Scientific misconducts: Falsification, Fabrication and Plagiarism (FFP)
 Redundant publications: duplicate and overlapping publications, salami slicing
 Selective reporting and misrepresentation of data

Publication Ethics
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  Publication ethics: definition, introduction and importance
 Best practices / standards setting initiatives and guidelines: COPE, WAME, etc.
 Conflicts of interest
 Publication misconduct: definition, concept, problems that lead to unethical behaviour
and vice -versa, types
 Violation of publication ethics, authorship and contributorship
 Identification of publication misconduct, complaints and appeals
 Predatory publishers and journals

Practicals
Open Access Publishing
 Open access publications and initiatives
 SHERPA/ RoMEO online resource to check publisher copyright & self- archiving
policies
 Software tool to identify predatory publications developed by SPPU
 Journal finder / journal suggestion tools viz. JANE, Elsevier Journal Finder, Springer
Journal Suggester, etc.
Publication Misconduct
Group Discussions
 Subject specific ethical issues, FFP, authorship
 Conflicts of interest
 Complaints and appeals: examples and fraud from India and abroad
Software tools
Use of plagiarism software like Turnitin, Urkund and other open source software tools
Databases and Research Metrics
Databases
 Indexing databases
 Citation databases: Web of Science, Scopus, etc.
Research Metrics
 Impact Factor of journal as per Journal Citation Report, SNIP, SJR, IPP, Cite Score
 Metrics: h- index, g index, i10 index, altmetrics

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 ELECTIVE COURSES

The candidate will have to take any two elective courses

SOA/HE/ 601: Advances in Production of Fruit Crops (3+1)
National and International scenario in fruit production, Recent advances in propagation - root
stock influence, planting systems, high density planting, crop modeling , precision farming,
decision support systems - aspects of crop regulation- physical and chemical regulation effects
on physiology and development, influence of stress factors, strategies to overcome stress effects,
integrated and modern approaches in water and nutrient management, canopy development and
management, total quality management(TQM) - Current topics.
Mango and Banana
Papaya, Grapes and Citrus Fruits
Guava, Sapota, Pomegranate and Aonla
Pineapple, Avocado, Jack fruit and Fig
Apple, Pear, Plums, Peach, Apricot, Cherries, Nut crops, kiwi and Strawberry
Practicals
Survey of existing fruit cropping systems and development of a model cropping system,
Estimating nutrient deficiency- estimation of water use efficiency, soil test-crop response
correlations, practices in plant growth regulation, studying physiological and biochemical
responses, quality analysis.

SOA/HE/ 602: Advances in Vegetable Production 4(3+1)

Present status and prospects of vegetable cultivation; nutritional and medicinal values; types of
gardening; climate and soil as critical factors in vegetable production; choice of varieties;
nursery management; modern concepts in water and weed management; physiological basis of
growth, yield and quality as influenced by chemicals and growth regulators; role of organic
manures, inorganic fertilizers, micronutrients and biofertilizers; response of genotypes to low
and high nutrient management, nutritional deficiencies, physiological disorders; different
cropping systems; mulching; containerized culture for round the year vegetable production; low
cost polyhouse; net house production; crop modeling, organic gardening; vegetable production
for pigments, export and processing of the following vegetables:-
Solanaceous Vegetables- Potato, Tomato, Brinjal, Chilli, Capsicum
Root Vegetables- Radish, Turnip, Carrot

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Cole Vegetables- Cauliflower, Cabbage, Knol-khol
Legume Vegetables- Peas and French bean
Bulb Vegetables- Onion, Garlic
Cucurbits- Cucumber, Water melon, Bottle gourd, Sponge gourd, Musk melon, Pumpkin
Leafy Vegetables- Spinach, Amaranthus
Okra, Tapioca and Sweet Potato
Practicals
Identification and morphological features of vegetables ,seed hardening treatments; practices in
indeterminate and determinate vegetable growing and organic gardening; identification of
nutritional and physiological disorders; use of plant growth regulators; maturity indices; dryland
techniques for rainfed vegetable production; vegetable waste recycling management; quality
analysis; visit to vegetable farm.

SOA/HE/ 603: Advances in Growth Regulation of Fruit Crops 4(3+1)

Ecophysiological aspects of growth and development of fruit crops. Structure, biosynthesis,
absorption, translocation and degradation of Plant growth regulators. Morphogenetic effects of
different Plant Growth Regulators. Physiology of action of PGRs on growth and development of
fruit crops including root and canopy regulation, flowering, fruit set, crop load and assimilate
partitioning and distribution. Role of PGRs in canopy management for fertigated orchards.
Growth regulation aspects of propagation, embryogenesis, seed and bud dormancy, fruit bud
initiation, regulation of flowering, off season production.
Flower drop and thinning, fruit drop, parthenocarpy, fruit maturity and ripening and storage,
molecular approaches in crop growth regulation- current topics.
Practicals
Root- shoot studies, quantifying the physiological and biochemical effects of physical and
chemical growth regulation, bioassay and isolation through chromatographic analysis for auxins,
gibberellins, experiments on growth regulation during propagation, dormancy, flowering,
fruitset and fruit development stages.

SOA/HE/ 604: Biodiversity and Conservation of Fruit Crops 4(3+1)

Biodiversity and conservation; issues and goals, primary and secondary centers of genetic
diversity; centers of origin of cultivated fruits.

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Present status of gene centers; exploration and collection of germplasm; conservation of genetic
resources ; in situ and ex situ conservation.
Inventory of germplasm, GIS and documentation of local biodiversity,introduction of
germplasm, detection of genetic constitution of germplasm and maintenance of core group.
Plant quarantine.
Germplasm Conservation- cryopreservation, problem of recalcitrance, cold storage of scions,
tissue culture, pollen and seed storage;
Intellectual property rights with focus on Geographical indication with reference to available
germplasm of temperate fruit crops of the region. Regulatory horticulture.
Crops
Mango, Sapota, Citrus, Guava, Banana, Papaya, Grapes, Jackfruit, Custard apple, Ber, Aonla,
Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum, Litchi, Nuts, Coffee, Tea, Rubber, Cashew, Coconut, Cocoa,
Palmyrah, Arecanut, and Oil palm.
Practicals
Documentation of germplasm – maintenance of passport data and other records of accessions;
field exploration trips, exercise on ex situ conservation – cold storage, pollen/seed storage,
cryopreservation, visits to National Gene Bank and other centers of PGR activities. Detection of
genetic constitution of germplasm, core sampling, germplasm characterization using molecular
techniques.